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20 Cards in this Set
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Acuity
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Sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses)
S: Keenness, acuteness A: Dullness, obtuseness |
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Delineate
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To portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially.
S: Depict, picture, render |
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Depraved
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Marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles
S: Perverted, degenerate, vicious, corrupt A: Moral, virtuous, upright, uncorrupted |
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Enervate
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To weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring.
S: Impair, cripple, paralyze A: Invigorate, strengthen, buttress |
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Esoteric
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Intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret.
S: Occult, cryptic, arcane, recondite A: Accessible, comprehensible, intelligible |
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Fecund
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Fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive.
S: Fertile, teeming, prolific A: Infertile, barren, unproductive |
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Fiat
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An arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness
S: Edict, dictum, ukase |
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Figment
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A fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion
S: Creation, invention, fancy |
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Garner
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To acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use
S: Collect, accumulate, accrue A: Scatter, squander, waste, dissipate |
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Hallow
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To set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere.
S: Venerate, bless A: Desecrate, defile, profane |
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Idiosyncrasy
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A peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify
S: Eccentricity, quirk, mannerism |
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Ignominy
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Shame and disgrace
S: Dishonor, humiliation, disrepute, odium A: Honor, glory, acclaim |
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Mundane
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Earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary
S: Prosaic, humdrum, routine, sublunary A: Heavenly, unworldly, spiritual, transcendental |
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Nuance
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A subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality) delicate gradation or shade of difference.
S: Shade, nicety, refinement |
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Overweening
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Conceited, presumptuous, excessive, immoderate
S: Arrogant, unbridled, inflated A: Restrained, understated, modest, meek |
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Penchant
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A strong attraction or inclination
S: Proclivity, propensity, predilection A: Disinclination, aversion |
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Reputed
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According, to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation; alleged.
S: Putative, reputable, supposed A: Proven, corroborated, authenticated |
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Sophistry
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Reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound, a fallacy.
S: Specious reasoning |
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Sumptuous
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Costly, rich, magnificent
S: Lavish, munificent, opulent, splendid A: Skimpy, meager, stingy, niggardly, spartan |
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Ubiquitous
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Present or existing everywhere
S: Omnipresent, pervasive, universal A: Restricted, limited, rare, scarce |
